Brenton Arboretum Inc

Analysis

Brenton Arboretum Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Dallas Center, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Brenton Arboretum Inc reported income of $1.2m and spending of $461k, leaving 60% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $1.3m to $1.2m (-11%), an average of -11% a year. Over the whole period it spent 36% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Brenton Arboretum Inc sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chapter 510 Ink ($1.2m), International City Theatre ($1.2m) and Bergstrom-Mahler Museum Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 2.9% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $255k. At year end it held assets of $6.4m against liabilities of $26k, net assets of $6.4m. It reported 9 employees.